MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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